You raise your head, beneath the sunBut your boys they lie so close to youDo you dare get up and wake the two

Oh Elias, as I see you there, at work in the daytimeDo you think you could answer All the questions in the worldIn just one word - I think you could

If you die will I get word that you're goneWill I hear it in passing conversationWill I stop short and fall to the groundDistance is short when your hand carries what your eye found.

Hold my hand just one more time,To see if you're really going to meet meHold my hand just one more time,To see if you're really gonna meet me.

Honest and Manuel, well you know, they're at school nowGiven the chance that their father's never seenTo see what's beyond Section 17.And in ten years, when you look back at your boys,Well you know they've grown way tallerThan the tallest sugar cane in the field.

If you die will I get word that you're gone?Will I hear it in passing conversation?Will I stop short and fall to the ground?Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found.

Hold my hand just one more time,To see if you're really gonna meet me.Hold my hand just one more time.Hold my hand just one more time.Hold my hand just one more time,To see if you're really gonna meet me.

I see your wife. She stands stooped over by the fire outside.And I see your boys. And when they look up,You know I think they got their mother's eyes.'Cause she looks so proud. She looks so happy.She looks so proud. She looks so happy. Yeah

If you die will I get word that you're gone?Will I hear it in passing conversation?Will I stop short and fall to the ground?Distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found.

Hold my hand just one more time,To see if you're really gonna meet me.Hold my hand just one more time,To see if you're really gonna meet me.